Location
Situated within the Craighouse campus, surrounded by a conservation area of 52 acres of woodland and parkland making making it a wonderfully green, open and accessible space, only 2.5 miles from Princes Street.
Craighouse is situated within the popular residential district of Morningside.
There are excellent local shops, bistros and bars in Morningside and Bruntsfield as well as cultural amenities including the King's Theatre and Dominion Cinema.
Local sporting facilities include a number of golf courses and there are beautiful local walks in the open spaces of The Braid Hills, Blackford Hill and The Hermitage of Braids, as well as within the surrounding grounds.
The property is ideally located for access to the financial district in the West End and the new Haymarket development, as well as The Gyle, Gogarburn and Edinburgh Park.
The property is also well situated for a number of excellent private schools including George Watson's College, Merchiston Castle School, and George Heriot's on the south side of the city.
Description
Flat 14, 49 Sassoon Grove is a magnificent three bedroom apartment, forming part of the exclusive Craighouse development, originally dating from around 1890. The building was converted in 2019 as part of the overall development of Craighouse campus, resulting in a stunning contemporary duplex apartment offering bright, spacious and comfortable accommodation set over the second and third floors of this imposing property.
This wonderful apartment benefits breathtaking views of Edinburgh Castle and city skyline views towards the coast, Firth of Forth and beyond to Fife. The accommodation incorporates three generous double bedrooms, two luxurious bathrooms (the principal bedroom benefits from an en suite), an elegant sitting room/TV room adjacent to the high specification kitchen/dining room. The principal bedroom suite benefits from stunning built-in wardrobes, bespoke-made to perfectly suit the room and span the width of the bedroom, providing high quality storage space. The second and third double bedrooms are generous in size; bedroom 3 is currently being used as a gym and bedroom 2 is a double bedroom on the second floor, fitted with Neville Johnson bespoke-made wardrobes.
The beautifully appointed kitchen is by Kitchens International with integrated appliances including main oven, microwave/combi oven, warming drawer, dishwasher, induction hob/extractor and fridge freezer. A cosy home office has been created underneath the staircase which enjoys an open outlook and is fully integrated. A large storage cupboard in the living room offers additional storage and houses the boiler. BT full fibre broadband is installed providing fast connectivity.
Additional outside space includes a shared garden grounds and the property benefits from two allocated car parking spaces close by.